Recent advances in synthesis of noble metal and non-noble metal catalytic materials for hydrogen evolution reaction
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Catalysis; Hydrogen evolution reaction2D materials.Abstract
Since the 20th century, the world has been challenged by the rapid exhaustion of fossil energy resources and their global influence on climate change, and environmental pollution. In this regard, hydrogen has been considered as an endless and green source of energy to replace fossil fuels, playing a vital role in the hydro economy of the 21st century onwards. Numerous catalytic materials have been studied and developed to accelerate the hydrogen evolution reaction rate and efficiency. Considerable efforts have been paid to look for strong, stable, and economical electrochemical catalysts for hydrogen production and fuel cells. In this report, we review recent advances in the synthesis of non-noble metal catalytic materials.
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